Abraham Lincoln (English exercise n°738 - Please quote this number when contacting us)Other English exercises on the same topicAbraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Born: February 12, 1809 - Near Hodgenville, Kentucky Died: April 14, 1865 - Washington, D.C. English exercise "Abraham Lincoln" created by bridg (04-12-2004) with The test builderClick here to see the current stats of this English test1. Born in poverty, he moved with his family to Indiana and Illinois. Largely self-taught, he becomesbecamebecome a lawyer 2. He served in the state legislature (1834-41), moving inatto Springfield,during his tenure, and in the U.S House of Representatives (1847-49). 3. A supporter of theana new Republican Party in its antislavery stand 4. in 1858 he ran for U.S. Senate againagainstover the incumbent, Stephen A. Douglas 5. though he was unsuccessful, theretheirtheirs eloquent debates brought Lincoln to national attention. 6. In 1860 he won the Republican presidential nomination and was elected senatorsecretarypresident . 7. Though Lincoln had expressed a moderate view on slavery duringforwhile the campaign, 8. opposing only its extension into new states, the South seceededseccededseceded and the Civil War began in 1861. 9. The war dominated Lincolns'administrationLincoln's administrationthe administration of Lincon ; 10. To unite the North and influence foreign opinion, he issuedissuesthinks the landmark Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. 11. His extraordinary Gettysburg Address leatherlaterlatter that year further ennobled the war's purpose; 12. it contains the most celebrated language nevereverhavier spoken by an American politician. 13. . He was re-elected in 1864, and in his eloquent Second Inaugural Address he called forsinceabout moderation in reconstructing the South and in building a harmonious Union. 14. Five days after the war's end, he won'tiswas shot by the fanatic John Wilkes Booth. 15. His reputation amongwithabove U.S. presidents remains unsurpassed. End of the free exercise to learn English: Abraham Lincoln (01.11.2008 14:42)A free English exercise to learn English.Other English exercises on the same topic | All our lessons and exercises
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